The 10 Best Comals

This wiki has been updated 3 times since it was first published in November of 2018. The comal — also known as a budare — is a smooth, flat or concave griddle with origins dating back to the ancient Aztecs. Made of metal or earthenware, it's ideal for cooking flatbreads, searing meats, and toasting nuts or seeds. Use one of these versatile pans to prepare authentic Mexican tortillas, try your hand at making tostones, or throw together a batch of empanadas or quesadillas.
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This wiki has been updated 3 times since it was first published in November of 2018. The comal — also known as a budare — is a smooth, flat or concave griddle with origins dating back to the ancient Aztecs. Made of metal or earthenware, it's ideal for cooking flatbreads, searing meats, and toasting nuts or seeds. Use one of these versatile pans to prepare authentic Mexican tortillas, try your hand at making tostones, or throw together a batch of empanadas or quesadillas.
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10. Columbian Home Mexican Origins

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The Columbian Home Mexican Origins features a flat-bottomed, beveled-edge design to keep batters and bits of food from escaping. It also has a contoured handle with a hole for hanging on a pot rack or wall hook, so you can have it right at hand when it's time to cook.

9. Victoria Cast Iron

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Available in assorted sizes and shapes to suit a variety of cooking styles and needs, the Victoria Cast Iron can be used with virtually any heat source, whether it's to prepare authentic carne asada, overindulge in huevos rancheros, or just warm up a few tortillas.

8. Cuisinart Chef's Classic

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The Cuisinart Chef's Classic features a hard-anodized exterior that's dense, nonporous and highly wear resistant. Oven-safe for temperatures of up to 500° Fahrenheit, it has a titanium-reinforced cooking surface with a tapered rim to keep the good stuff where it belongs.

7. GauchoGrillX Budare Curado

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Hand seasoned with organic coconut and flaxseed oil, the GauchoGrillX Budare Curado is made from a polished aluminum alloy that's lighter than cast iron, making it a handy alternative to heavier cookware when it comes to flipping, tossing and swirling the pan's contents.

6. Lodge Round Griddle

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Whether you're making stacks of pancakes, frying eggs and bacon, preparing fancy crepes, or whipping up a quick batch of tostadas, you'll find the Lodge Round Griddle to be one of the most useful tools you can have in your kitchen.

5. MDS Cuisine Convex

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For tacos de Suadero and other dishes traditionally prepared on a special griddle with a domed center, you need a bola-type pan like the MDS Cuisine Convex. Fabricated from durable stainless steel, it works just as well on an outdoor grill as it does on the stovetop.

4. Home-Complete Skillet

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You don't have to spend a fortune on fancy cookware to enjoy the pleasures of traditional cast-iron cooking. The Home-Complete Skillet costs less than other options and comes preseasoned with vegetable oil for a nonstick finish that just gets better every time you use it.

3. Ancient Cookware Mexican Clay

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Ideal for toasting tortillas, roasting vegetables for fajitas and serving up platefuls of savory taco fillings, the Ancient Cookware Mexican Clay can be used directly over the flames or on a gas or electric range, providing up to 19 inches of cooking surface.

2. Concord Frying Bowl

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Fabricated from heavy-gauge stainless steel with a brushed finish and sturdy, riveted handles, the Concord Frying Bowl offers ample room to prepare classic street food and delicious homestyle fare in portions to feed a small army of hungry diners.

1. Lodge Round Baking Pan

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Exceptional durability, heat retention and the versatility to go from campfire to oven to stovetop make the Lodge Round Baking Pan the kind of cookware that's used at almost every meal and lovingly passed down from one generation to another.

Editor's Notes

November 16, 2018:

Considered a variety of contemporary and traditional options suitable for preparing authentic ethnic cuisine, with flat, convex or concave surfaces, with offerings in several different sizes and materials.

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